Brand new and richly documented, it celebrates with panache three centuries of glassmaking adventures in Meisenthal and the region. In the International Glass Art Centre, an exhibition gallery and a mezzanine overlooking a workshop dedicated to glassblowers' demonstrations show us the revival of the glassmaking tradition. The last stage of the visit takes us to the Halle Verrière, a converted industrial cathedral, offering an eclectic programme (contemporary music, live arts and contemporary art).
From Saturday 1 April to Sunday 20 October 2024: open Tuesday to Sunday from 1.30 pm to 6 pm. Closed on Mondays except on public holidays. 5pm: last ticket sale
From 14 November to 30 December (except 23, 24 and 25): The tour (Musée du Verre, glassmakers' demonstrations, Halle Verrière) is open Tuesday to Sunday from 12pm to 6pm / closed on Mondays (except 30-12).
www.site-verrier-meisenthal.fr
03 87 96 81 22
After many stages of conversion of the former glassworks site, which began with the creation of the Musée du Verre de Meisenthal in 1978, the Centre International d'Art Verrier [CIAV] was created in 1992 in the former glassworks workshop, thanks to a local political will. The CIAV, a public institution, aims to preserve the technical memory of its territory, to ensure its continuity and to reintegrate traditional glass production into its time. It thus brings together the traditionally compartmentalised worlds of craft production and industry, of contemporary creation and traditional know-how, with the aim of initiating new cultural, economic and tourist dynamics around the glass professions.